O escravismo rural contemporâneo no sudeste do Pará: um estudo das principais formas de escravidão rural contemporânea nesta região: a sujeição forçada e a sujeição por dívida

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to analyze how contemporary slave labor is formed in the southeastern region of Pará, giving special emphasis to the rural environment, where the great majority of the cases of workers subjected to slave-like conditions are found. It highlights the historical evolution of modern slave labor and the differentiating aspects of contemporary slave labor. For this, in addition to the historical, the doctrine, the Brazilian legal system and the international treaties of which Brazil is a signatory are sought are the concepts of contemporary slave labor and Brazilian justice actions in the prevention and combat of new slavery. It was highlighted the two main modalities of contemporary slave labor in rural areas: forced subjection, more destructive to the worker; and debt bondage, where the worker has his freedom taken out of debts contracted with the employer in the so-called shed system.